Where does “riyakar” come from?

riyakar (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian ریاکار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

riyakar (Azerbaijani): hypocrite

Definitions

  1. hypocrite

Ancestry of “riyakar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianریاکارhypocritical
2Persianکارwork; deed; occupation, job
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “riyakar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →